HPI Checks

[Benjamonk]

Test drove an MK1 Roadster yesterday, and thought I'd finally found the car I was looking for. (Thanks to all those who've offed advice and pointed me in the right direction during my quest.)

I was all set to take the plunge, then the Wife nagged me into being sensible and doing an HPI check.

When I drove the car yesterday the odometer reading was 117,000kms, so about 72k miles. THE dval have an odometer reading of 135,000 (presumably KMS) taken in May 2005 - that was the last reading on the data base.

Obviously that's a massive discrepancy.

Feel a bit gutted to be honest.

Any one got any thoughts?

[Monumental]

I suspect that most of the imports have been clocked. Mine was, but at least I know by how much as I have the export docs. They have to fiddle with the dash for the mph conversion and the temptation to wind the clock back a bit will be too much for most of those doing it.

You can check the MOT records online to give you an idea of what the real mileage is.

[Benjamonk]

Monumental said:

You can check the MOT records online to give you an idea of what the real mileage is.

Do you know where / how? That would be useful. Thanks for your reply.

[Monumental]

http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/

Very useful for checking the MOT history if the owner doesn't have the certificates.

[Risotto]

I'm sure there was a thread the other day that mentioned that HPI mileage figures are quite often wrong.

I guess you either keep looking or assess the car you found in terms of condition rather than mileage. No doubt you could use the discrepancy to negotiate a hefty discount.

On the other hand, there are plenty of 5's around, you'll find the right car eventually!